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Friday, May 27, 2011

Downtown Vistas

I found some old photos of downtown that I hadn't posted yet; above is the Bell telephone exchange, which will house a new restaurant in the near future.Above is the Sante Fe building, anchoring the southwest corner of the Old Post Office plaza. Below is the northwest corner of Tucker and Washington, with the Bogen Lofts.Finally, the slender profile of the LaSalle Building completes a row of historic office buildings on Olive Street.

Chris Naffziger

Patina

Pronunciation:

\pə-ˈtē-nə, ˈpa-tə-nə\

1 a: a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its colorb: a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use; 2: an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit, or established character; 3: a superficial covering or exterior